/** * File: top_k.java * Created Time: 2023-06-12 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ package chapter_heap; import utils.*; import java.util.*; public class top_k { /* Using heap to find the largest k elements in an array */ static Queue topKHeap(int[] nums, int k) { // Initialize min-heap Queue heap = new PriorityQueue(); // Enter the first k elements of the array into the heap for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) { heap.offer(nums[i]); } // From the k+1th element, keep the heap length as k for (int i = k; i < nums.length; i++) { // If the current element is larger than the heap top element, remove the heap top element and enter the current element into the heap if (nums[i] > heap.peek()) { heap.poll(); heap.offer(nums[i]); } } return heap; } public static void main(String[] args) { int[] nums = { 1, 7, 6, 3, 2 }; int k = 3; Queue res = topKHeap(nums, k); System.out.println("The largest " + k + " elements are"); PrintUtil.printHeap(res); } }